HOUSTON, US (AA) – Nearly 2,500 non-violent students staging demonstrations for a free Palestine have been arrested at US campuses, according to media outlets. In a report released Sunday by CNN, the number of arrests made since April 18 has surpassed 2,200, while the numbers released in a similar report by Fox News show the […]
Sydney, Australia – AFP Hundreds of supporters of Israel and Gaza faced off at a Sydney university Friday, bringing echoes of Free Palestine Movement at US colleges to a continent on the other side of the world. Rival demonstrators came eye-to-eye shouting slogans and waving flags. Still, except for a few heated exchanges, the protest [&...
Los Angeles police forcibly removed a free-Palestine camp at UCLA, dismantling tents and arresting protesters, causing widespread outrage. The selective police action came a day after masked supporters of Israel attacked the camp. LA police did not stop the attackers until 3 a.m., failing to protect non-violent protesters. The university ca...
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS – AFP Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have expanded their peace camp against genocide by Israel in Gaza after they said negotiations with the school had gone nowhere. MIT is among several universities where students are calling on administration to divest from Israel. “We saw wha...
New York, United States – AFP Dozens of helmeted police flooded Columbia University’s campus in the heart of New York City on Tuesday to evict a building occupied by pro-Palestinian student protesters and detain demonstrators. Police climbed into Hamilton Hall via a second floor window they reached from a laddered truck, before lea...
New York, United States – AFP Demonstrators at Columbia University barricaded themselves inside a campus building on Tuesday, escalating a standoff with school officials as pro-Palestinian protests upend colleges across the United States. Masked individuals smashed windows and blocked doors with metal tables in the early hours of the mor...
Portland State University has suspended ties with Boeing following pressure from students and faculty regarding the company’s involvement with Israel. Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company as well as a leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space and security systems. It is one of the top exporters in the U....
Washington, United States – AFP The White House insisted Sunday that pro-Palestinian protests that have rocked US universities in recent weeks must remain peaceful, after police arrested around 275 people on four separate campuses over the weekend. “We certainly respect the right of peaceful protests,” National Security Counc...
Washington, United States – AFP Security was tight Saturday for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner amid protests and boycott calls over Israel’s war on Gaza. A long list of VIP guests, including journalists and celebrities from Chris Pine to Molly Ringwald, arrived in black-tie attire as more than 100 p...
More than 50 labor unions have backed Columbia University students amid recent suspensions and arrests for protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. The solidarity comes as part of ongoing demonstrations against the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, urging divestment from entities linked to Israel’s policies in Palestine. The unions, including the Mother Jo...
